Vinyl Me Please Anthology

its cool that the liner notes are by acclaimed artists like avey tare and daniel longstreth (its cool they even have these connections)


but 450 USD
 
MattS said:
Storf and Ameliah are doing the first podcast to talk about how they struggled to get into the Dead. I can’t think of a worse listen than that
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I’ll relate.

TheThinWhiteDuke said:
Just to put this in perspective: this costs more than The Beatles in Mono box retailed for now compare those two
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Another box I hesitated on for too long due to price and I regret. One of the reasons Im just biting on this regardless of being a bit overpriced
 
MattS said:
Storf and Ameliah are doing the first podcast to talk about how they struggled to get into the Dead. I can’t think of a worse listen than that
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Storf personifies VMP- in the vibe that it's a bunch of Spotify surfers stumbling upon bands for the first time, wiki cramming as much as they can in half an hour then acting like they know what the fuck the are talking about. It bleeds through in everything he writes and says. And reading through Reddit it's not hard to see that this is reflective in the younger culture of music listeners that never had to organically grow their musical knowledge.
 
wynn72 said:
I’ll relate.



Another box I hesitated on for too long due to price and I regret. One of the reasons Im just biting on this regardless of being a bit overpriced
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You missed my point. The Beatles Mono box is 14 albums redone to perfection with a beautiful hardbound book and is the current crown Jewel of classic rock.

This is an 8 album cash grab of nothing new or anything we won't see again.

I wasn't giving a warning not to miss out
 
botherly said:
Out on this box. Gonna buy a few that interest me now then get the rest on black when they inevitably reissue it down the road if I still want them.

Which Live album would y'all say is essential? Live Dead?
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Live Dead is a great place to start. Most people assume the Dead all sounds the same, but they have very distinct eras. Live Dead is their real heavy and hard hitting psych stage. Europe 72 is more about the songs and the band shows a real growth and patience in their approach to the “jam section.” Both are probably the place to start if you don’t want to buy full sets. Both are amazing. One is a wild animal/runaway train, the other is more graceful and nuanced, but not lacking in power either.
I think everyone here who is shit talking this box agrees that the idea of getting into the Grateful Dead is a good one. It’s just impossible to justify this being the entry point when with very little effort—hell we’d all be willing to post links—you can get the best of this box and other goodies to fill in the collection for less. I get being a completist—I’m a Dead fan afterall—but I think VMP is banking on that and figures people will buy because it’s easier than figuring it out on their own. I get that the reason behind this is to get people into the Dead, and Storf and Ameliah are people who are trying to do just that. But why would I want something that’s new to me be curated by someone in my position? Anyways, I’m happy to recommend any album or show, and there are people on this forum even more knowledgeable than me.
for my money I would listen to these albums on Spotify, buy the ones you like and make note of when they were released. Google best shows of that year, or come here and ask in the Grateful Dead forum page, and people will recommend those live shows or albums, many of which are on Spotify and almost all are on relisten.com (which is free)
 
botherly said:
Out on this box. Gonna buy a few that interest me now then get the rest on black when they inevitably reissue it down the road if I still want them.

Which Live album would y'all say is essential? Live Dead?
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Live/Dead is good if you want a sense of their early development & are cool with starting off with a 23-min Dark Star (definitely not knocking it but could throw some people just getting into the band). The 4xLP 1969 Fillmore box is better overall.

Europe 72 is a compilation but a comprehensive setlist of where they were as a band at the time

The 5x LP Cornell 5/8/77 box set is fantastic

Oh, and if you don't want to buy vinyl of any just yet, get a few date recommendations and just go to the Live Archive and explore
 
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